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Blue Dimensions M14: New Hill Country Blues From Cedric Burnside
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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new blues from Mississippi's hill country from Cedric Burnside, and a new live album from folk-blues artist Eric Bibb

Bought by KMUN, KJZX-Austin, Northwest Public Broadcasting, Royalton Community Radio, WRGY and more


  • Added: Apr 03, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
3 Shades of Blue
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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In this episode, we talked about the new book "3 Shades of Blue," which discusses the careers of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans, and th...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2024
  • Length: 26:57
The Instant Theater Zeitgeist
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture Podcast
Caption: Dudley Riggs in 2012, Credit: Sheila Regan
"Instant Theater" was a term that Dudley Riggs, founder of the Brave New Workshop theater came up with in the 1950s. The former circus and vaudevil...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2024
  • Length: 17:42
Blue Dimensions M13: A Band Of Two Bassists, Christian McBride & Edgar Meyer
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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new album with a band consisting of just two bassists, Christian McBride and Edgar Meyer

Bought by KMUN, KJZX-Austin, KMUW, Royalton Community Radio, KHNS and more


  • Added: Mar 27, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
EDM in America
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we talked about the book "The Underground is Massive," which charts the foundation and development of Electronic Dance Music (EDM)...

  • Added: Mar 23, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
Blue Dimensions M12: Rhapsody In Blue Re-interpretted by banjoist Béla Fleck
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Banjoist Béla Fleck's take on "Rhapsody In Blue" — differing ideas from him and pianist Ethan Iverson about the piece

Bought by KMUN, KJZX-Austin, Royalton Community Radio, Northwest Public Broadcasting, WOUB and more


  • Added: Mar 20, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Ride your bike across Minnesota...the long way
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Producer Alison Young stops at a road sign, Credit: Alison Young
For years, there were only two in the nation, but in 2011, Minnesota got its first with US Bicycle Route-43, the 600-mile Mississippi River Trail f...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 05:21
Subcontinental Synthesis
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we talked about the book "Subcontinental Synthesis," a collection of essays that document a brief period where a Moog Synthesizer ...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Mar 16, 2024
  • Length: 28:52
  • Purchases: 1
Blue Dimensions M11: The WJ3 All-Stars Bring Us Love Songs We (Maybe) Forgot
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Music from Willie Jones III's super-group the WJ3 All-Stars from their album "Lovers and Love Songs: The Ones You Forgot."

Bought by KMUN, KJZX-Austin, KHNS, Northwest Public Broadcasting, WJSU and more


  • Added: Mar 13, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Blue Dimensions M10: "Queen Rising" from violinist Kersten Stevens with Christian McBride
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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"Queen Rising" a new album from violinist Kersten Stevens with Christian McBride as co-arranger and producer

Bought by KMUN, KJZX-Austin, Northwest Public Broadcasting, KHNS, WJSU and more


  • Added: Mar 06, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Alaska's Fresh Catch (week of 3/4/24)
From: Dave Emmert
Series: Alaska's Fresh Catch
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This week we are talking with Danielle Aslanian from the Talkeetna band, Solar Gain and hearing their new song "Diggin' for Gold". Plus new tunes f...

Bought by KHNS, KNBA, KTNA, KSTK, KMXT and more


  • Added: Mar 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
David Bowie
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we talked about a recent book that gathers all of David Bowie's interviews with BBC television and radio into one handy and very r...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Mar 02, 2024
  • Length: 27:45
  • Purchases: 1
Top of Mind - Can Non-Citizens Vote? The Complicated History of Voting Rights
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Most places require you to be a citizen to vote. Is there value to this restriction?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KOWS, KMXT, KSTK, KMXT and more


  • Added: Feb 29, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 10
Blue Dimensions M09: Two Shining Pianists With New Albums: Jill McCarron and Lisa Hilton
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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Featuring new albums from two pianists, Jill McCarron and Lisa Hilton

Bought by KMUN, KJZX-Austin, KKRN, WRGY, KHNS and more


  • Added: Feb 28, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Blue Dimensions M08: "Nublues" from Joel Ross, & the spirit of Django lives on
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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music from the new album "Nublues" from vibraphonist Joel Ross, and music by, and influenced by, Django Reinhardt

Bought by KMUN, KKRN, KJZX-Austin, Northwest Public Broadcasting, KHNS and more


  • Added: Feb 21, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Squeeze This! A Cutural History of the Accordion in America
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we discussed the book "Squeeze This! A Cultural History of the Accordion in America," which investigates the rise, fall, and retur...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Feb 17, 2024
  • Length: 28:28
  • Purchases: 1
Big Band Show from Tuxedo Junction - 2024-001-APR-PRWW
From: Public Radio WorldWide - PRWW.org
Series: Big Band Show
Caption: Host Stephen Lloyd from the park at Tuxedo Junction, Credit: Doshna Filmography
PILOT-ONE -- Single-59-minute file - (this version for APR ONLY) - Big Band Show 2024-001-APR-PRWW (This 59-minute file is complete - in this edit...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Feb 16, 2024
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 1
Blue Dimensions M07: Marius Van Den Brink's "New York Knock"
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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new music from pianist and composer Marius Van Den Brink, from his album "New York Knock."

Bought by KMUN, KJZX-Austin, Northwest Public Broadcasting, KHNS, WRGY and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
Tradeoffs LIVE! Rooting Out Racial Bias in Health Care AI
From: Tradeoffs
Caption: Tradeoffs host Dan Gorenstein, ONC Director Micky Tripathi and Oracle Health Government Services Chief Health Officer James Ellzy onstage in Washington, D.C., at the ONC Annual Meeting on Dec. 15, 2023.
A live conversation between a top federal health official and a health care executive about how they must work together to keep AI from exacerbatin...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2024
  • Length: 24:19
Well of Souls: The Hidden History of the Banjo
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we talked about the new book "Well of Souls," which dives further into the earliest history of the banjo than anyone has gone befo...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Feb 10, 2024
  • Length: 29:32
  • Purchases: 1
Heartbreak Hotel Song of the Day - Save the Last Dance for Me
From: Off the Dial Music Radio
Series: Heartbreak Hotel Song of the Day
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A look at songwriting teams of the late 50's and early 60's with representative musical selections.

  • Added: Feb 08, 2024
  • Length: 28:12
Lost in Immigration
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Some things are temporary.

Bought by Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), RADIOLEX, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Feb 08, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Blue Dimensions M06: Ethan Iverson "Technically Acceptable" for sure!
From: Bluesnet Radio
Series: Blue Dimensions
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New and older music from pianist Ethan Iverson, former pianist of The Bad Plus

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KMUN, Royalton Community Radio, WOUB, KHNS and more


  • Added: Feb 07, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Sound Ecology: Native Bees
From: Jessica Eden
Series: Sound Ecology
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An audio postcard highlighting native bees -- including nuances of their behavior, life history and ecological importance.

  • Added: Feb 06, 2024
  • Length: 01:28
Spaceships Over Glasgow
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we looked at the autobiography of Stuart Braithwaite, founder of the long-running post-rock band Mogwai. We listened to some of th...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Feb 03, 2024
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 1

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